Full-time · Missoula, United States · Remote possible
Job Title: Wildlife & Lands Program Coordinator Department: Montana Chapter Sierra Club Location: Remote, near Missoula, MT. This position requires an ability to travel. Reports To: Montana Chapter Director Supervises: n/a Duration: 37.5 hours/week (full-time)
Context: At the Sierra Club, we believe in the power of togetherness. Together, we remain committed to the fight for a healthy climate built on a foundation of environmental, racial, economic, and gender justice – a future where all people benefit from a healthy, thriving planet and a direct connection to nature. As the climate crisis and deeply entrenched systemic racism all fuel inequity, we will continue to fight for a bold, transformational agenda that recognizes the interconnectedness between our planet, our humanity, and our democracy. By recognizing that our destinies are tied, we continue to name that all things are fundamentally connected, and the overlap between ecology, race, gender, and representative government will move to either advance our collective humanity or to oppress it.
Sierra Club is comprised of staff across the country and a network of local chapters that support our grassroots engagement. We are also proud to be a unionized employer, with two labor unions representing more than half of our employees.
The Montana Chapter of the Sierra Club represents all Sierra Club members and local residents in Big Sky Country, with over 3,000 members and 10,000 supporters from across Montana. Our office is slated to reopen, post covid, in downtown Missoula on the lands of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. With only three permanent staff members, our chapter has both the close-knit feel of a small grassroots nonprofit and the powerful feel of being connected to and supported by Sierra Club staff, volunteers, and resources from across the nation. Our volunteer-driven campaigns are helping move Montana cities, utilities, and school districts toward 100% clean energy, advance regional efforts to protect endangered species and public lands and build a clean and equitable energy future in the Northwest.
Scope: The Wildlife & Lands Program Coordinator will support Montana Sierra Club’s efforts to build a grassroots movement in Montana by coordinating our wildlife- and lands-related work state-wide. This full-time position (37.5 hrs/wk) will represent Montana Sierra Club in local, state, tribal and regional coalitions around grizzly bear and wolf recovery efforts, along with land protection and connectivity initiatives. This position will then coordinate with other Chapter and National Sierra Club staff and volunteers to implement action tactics around those topics. Through this work, the Coordinator will build and maintain relationships with Indigenous-led organizations and Tribes in the region to support their critical voice and leadership on these issues. The Coordinator will also work, as needed, with Tribal Directors to support grant program initiatives that foster wildlife and lands resiliency and sustainability. The Coordinator will also build and maintain relationships with other environmental nonprofits and community groups in the region to collaborate on this work. This position requires working frequent evenings and weekends for volunteer meetings and community events. This is a remote (home office) position based in the Missoula area that requires an ability to travel regularly across the state to meet with volunteers and partners.
Job activities include but are not limited to:
The successful candidate must demonstrate the following skills, experience and competencies or a combination of related, transferable skills:
The strongest candidates will also demonstrate the following skills, experience and competencies:
Knowledge of grizzly and wolf recovery issues
Knowledge of public lands protection issues
Excellent written communication skills
Willingness to learn various tech applications (Salesforce, Canva, Marketing cloud, etc.)
Policy advocacy experience
Coalition-building experience
Power building experience
Experience recruiting, deploying and retaining volunteers
Writing and managing federal and foundation grants
Relationships with Indigenous organizations and Tribes in Montana
Relationships with other progressive/community groups in Montana
Ability to travel across the state needed. Valid driver’s license, satisfactory driving record, and proof of auto insurance required.
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